Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in Defamation Damages, Vows Appeal
Donald Trump took to Truth Social to excoriate the $88.3 million verdict against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case on Friday and vowed an appeal, calling it a “Biden directed witch hunt.” A federal jury ordered Trump to pay damages to Carroll for allegedly destroying her reputation as a trustworthy journalist after she […]
EU Releases Statement Condemning Alabama Execution
The European Union has released a statement condemning both the practice of capital punishment and the method used in the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith which was carried out Thursday evening in Alabama. “The European Union deeply regrets the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in the State of Alabama yesterday. The EU strongly opposes the […]
Ga. DA Willis Declines Rep. Jordan’s Records Request
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis informed House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Friday that she will not turn over the records he sought from a special prosecutor working in her office, with whom she also allegedly had an affair, citing “confidentiality interests.” In a letter, Willis said Jordan’s request to attorney Nathan Wade […]
Biden Delays New Natural Gas Export Terminals
The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in the form of liquefied natural […]
Sen. Rubio: US Can Fix Military Recruitment Problem
America’s military recruitment crisis is coming as U.S. adversaries are growing bolder by the day, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is warning. “It’s a combination ripe for catastrophe,” he said in a column posted by the Washington Examiner. “The U.S. armed forces missed their annual recruitment goals by 41,000 people last year,” Rubio noted. “The impact […]
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Slows to 2.6%
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a race that could pivot on his economic stewardship. Friday’s government report showed that personal consumption expenditures (PCE) prices rose just […]
US Sees Signs NKorea Preparing for Attack on South
Signs are growing that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un is preparing for a lethal military attack against South Korea in the upcoming months, according to U.S. officials, who said they do not see an impending threat of a full war on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea had “chosen to continue going down a very […]
Zuckerberg to Break Silence on Harvard Antisemitism With Board Pick
Mark Zuckerberg is expected to endorse a Silicon Valley entrepreneur Friday to join the board overseeing Harvard University, the New York Post reports. Sam Lessin, a former Facebook employee and Zuckerberg classmate, has been pushing for a seat on Harvard’s Board of Overseers. Lessin is scheduled to speak with Zuckerberg — himself Jewish but heretofore […]
Military Rated as ‘Weak’ While Adversaries Push US to the Brink
A leadership vacuum has hollowed out the U.S. military and left it with a “weak” force, according to a damning new report from The Heritage Foundation. The group’s 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength notes that the U.S. military faces its greatest crisis since the 1970s when the American fighting force was seen as unprepared […]
Russian Court Extends Detention for WSJ's Gershkovich
Russian Court Extends Detention for WSJ’s Gershkovich